In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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